Many of Chicago’s gun bans have been in place for some
time. Its gun ban, for example, began
in 1982. The federal government has
many of its own laws regarding firearm ownership like not being able to
purchase a handgun until 21, criminal background checks required for some
purchases, and a separate registration process for automatic firearms.

Put aside for a minute the Constitutional right of every
lawful man and woman to own and use a gun.
What of common sense? Do the politicians
in Chicago think it is fair to force their people into the unenviable position
of “bringing a knife to a gunfight?” Actually, the politicians in Chicago don’t
even trust people that far since you can’t even carry a knife
in Chicago unless the blade is less than 2.5 inches long.

But, I digress.
The point is, gun control laws do not work. Law-abiding citizens disarm to be in
conformity with the law while criminals continue to violate the very same law
and prey on the lawful.

No matter how “responsible” or “reasonable” a gun control
measure may seem, criminals will not follow it and people will die for it. If Chicago isn’t enough to prove the point, look to history.

Why all the talk about Gun Control? Democrats are in favor of gun control, they
control the United States Senate, and their view on freedom is a little shaky.

Page 50 of the most recent Democratic Party Platform illustrates
my point. Under the heading “Firearms”
it says the following:

“We believe that the
right to own firearms is subject to reasonable regulation, but we know that
what works in Chicago may not work in Cheyenne. We can work together to enact
and enforce common-sense laws and improvements – like closing the gun show
loophole, improving our background check system, and reinstating the assault
weapons ban, so that guns do not fall into the hands of terrorists or
criminals.”

Told you that we wouldn’t be able to escape the word “reasonable.” And please, don’t focus on the fact that
despite all of its gun restrictions Chicago remains one of the most dangerous
cities in the country.

The salient point is that Democrats believe your
Constitutional rights are subject to both regulation and geography. Different people have different
Constitutional rights, depending on where they live. If you live in Chicago, you have less rights
than if you live in Cheyenne.

Like I said, shaky.

Democrats also know that gun control can be political
poison. In April of 2012, Pew
Research Center did a poll on gun rights.
When asked what was more important, gun rights or gun control, 49%
thought gun rights were more important than the 45% that though gun control was
more important.

No Democrat, outside of a big-city Democrat, is going to
push gun control with numbers like that.